Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City’s nurse science program has received a $100,000 grant from the Inasmuch Foundation that will assist OSU-OKC’s program in providing the finest healthcare professionals to our community. The funds will go toward the purchase of an additional human patient simulator and associated technical support upgrades in the Nursing Skills Laboratory. Human patient simulators allow students to have real-life learning experiences in the skills lab.

“We are thrilled to receive this generous grant from the Inasmuch Foundation,” said Linda Barren, OSU-OKC Health Services Division head. “This grant will provide an additional human patient simulator and related simulation equipment for the nearly 300 students enrolled in our nursing program. This additional human patient simulator will give the students more practice time in the skills lab which better prepares them to care for patients in the clinical setting.”

During the last 40 years, the OSU-OKC nurse science associate degree program has graduated more than 3,000 students prepared to take the national licensure examination and become registered nurses, while also nearly tripling its graduation rate over the past five years in response to the nursing shortage.

The Inasmuch Foundation is dedicated to the betterment of people, communities and the neighborhoods in which we live. From education and health to the arts and environment, the Inasmuch Foundation was created to assist charitable and educational organizations achieve their goals. The foundation considers grants to organizations on a selective basis via a formal application and review.

To find out more about OSU-OKC’s nurse science program, visit www.osuokc.edu/health or call (405) 945-3210. For more information about the Inasmuch Foundation, visit www.inasmuchfoundation.org or call (405) 604-5292.

The Oklahoma State University Foundation serves as the private fundraising organization for OSU, as designated by the OSU Regents. Its mission is to unite donor and university passions and priorities to achieve excellence.

Oklahoma State University is a modern land-grant system that cuts across disciplines to better prepare students for a new world. Oklahoma’s only university with a statewide presence, OSU improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research and outreach. OSU has more than 32,000 students across its five-campus system and nearly 21,000 on its Stillwater campus; with students from all 50 states and about 110 nations. Established in 1890, OSU has graduated more than 200,000 students who have made a lasting impact on Oklahoma and the world.

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